Tag: games

Ninja Gaiden 2 Black is Team Ninja making a statement of intent, and I am here for it

Ninja Gaiden 2 Black…

I wasn’t expecting much from Thursday’s Xbox Direct, but then isn’t that always the way: It turned out to…
Assassin’s Creed Shadows started with a single Ghost of Tsushima-like protagonist, but ‘it’s not representing what the samurai and shinobi are if it’s the same character’

Assassin’s Creed Shadows started…

I bet some of you had the same reaction I did when Ubisoft first told us that Assassin’s Creed…
By opting out of an open world for Avowed, Obsidian says it can give players more interesting choices to make: ‘Pacing is really tough in open world games’

By opting out of…

Earlier today, Xbox Wire published a lengthy interview with Obsidian, in which the studio laid out its philosophy for…
While I’m trapped indoors by one of the UK’s worst storms, I’m enjoying one of my favourite pastimes: trudging through gnarly weather in videogames

While I’m trapped indoors…

Yesterday afternoon, my local medical centre sent me a text warning me that going outside the next day might…
‘When the world ends, people just dance’: As another MMO comes to an end, players come together for a final farewell rave

‘When the world ends,…

Bandai Namco announced the end of the anime MMO Blue Protocol in August 2024, setting the date for its…
How to romance Aerith in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

How to romance Aerith…

Oh, Aerith. Even after all this time, the kind-hearted flower merchant we first met in Midgar’s Sector 5 slums…
Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s latest update sure sounds like its last

Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s…

Electronic Arts says thanks and farewell in a new patch for Dragon Age: The Veilguard that sounds very much…
The team behind one of 2024’s hidden gems is following it up with a stop-motion ‘relaxed digging and discovery’ game about a happy robot’s underground adventures beneath a lake of slime

The team behind one…

One of last year’s biggest pleasant surprises was Judero, a surreal little adventure by a two-man team whose art…
Dynasty Warriors: Origins goaded me into spending an hour trying to beat Lu Bu, then gave me nothing for winning—and I loved it

Dynasty Warriors: Origins goaded…

The last mainline Dynasty Warriors game I played is so old that it could buy me a drink, but…
Former BioWare vet says the studio is focused on a single game ‘for the first time maybe ever’ with Mass Effect 5—and whether that’s good or bad is anyone’s guess

Former BioWare vet says…

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is one heck of a mixed bag—receiving a spread of good and bad praise from…